There have been three different No. 1 teams atop the NAIA DII Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll as Oklahoma Wesleyan becomes the newest team to ascend to the top spot. The Eagles replace College of Idaho, which drops to No. 2.
Morningside (Iowa) fell from No. 2 to No. 5 after its first loss of the season, while Briar Cliff drops one spot to seventh. Dakota Wesleyan is up 3 spots to 15th, and Jamestown is back in the rankings at #21. Dordt and Hastings both received votes.
2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Jan. 8, 2019)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Oklahoma Wesleyan [8] | 17-0 | 307 |
| 2 | 1 | College of Idaho [2] | 17-2 | 297 |
| 3 | 4 | Indiana Wesleyan [2] | 15-3 | 293 |
| 4 | 2 | Morningside (Iowa) | 15-1 | 290 |
| 5 | 5 | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 16-2 | 274 |
| 6 | 10 | Cornerstone (Mich.) | 15-4 | 249 |
| 7 | 6 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 14-3 | 234 |
| 8 | 9 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 15-3 | 232 |
| 9 | 7 | Union (Ky.) | 12-3 | 229 |
| 10 | 12 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 14-1 | 226 |
| 11 | 8 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-3 | 213 |
| 12 | 11 | WVU Tech | 14-3 | 209 |
| 13 | 15 | Marian (Ind.) | 15-3 | 207 |
| 14 | 24 | Oregon Tech | 14-4 | 175 |
| 15 | 18 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 13-4 | 166 |
| 16 | 23 | Bethel (Ind.) | 14-4 | 151 |
| 17 | 16 | Indiana East (Ind.) | 12-6 | 146 |
| 18 | 13 | Southern Oregon | 13-4 | 142 |
| 19 | 17 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 13-4 | 124 |
| 20 | 22 | Calumet (Ind.) | 14-2 | 110 |
| 21 | NR | Jamestown (N.D.) | 17-3 | 104 |
| 22 | 21 | Warner (Fla.) | 12-6 | 100 |
| 23 | 25 | Indiana Southeast (Ind.) | 11-6 | 88 |
| 24 | NR | Friends (Kan.) | 12-4 | 80 |
| 25 | 13 | Indiana Tech | 11-8 | 70 |
Dropped out: Saint Francis (Ind.), Warner Pacific (Ore.)
Others receiving votes: Montreat (N.C.) 64, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 50, Hastings (Neb.) 14, Eastern Oregon 13, St. Francis (Ill.) 12, Voorhees (S.C.) 11, Siena Heights (Mich.) 11, Simpson (Calif.) 6, Mayville State (N.D.) 5, Madonna (Mich.) 5, Dordt (Iowa) 4, Brescia (Ky.) 4, Warner Pacific (Ore.) 4, IU-Kokomo (Ind.) 4, Indiana Northwest 3
